New Jersey

On the Delaware Bay, yes...the flies are as bad as they say.  As we cruised for 7 noneventful hours from Delaware City, DE to Cape May, NJ (The Chesapeake is a body of water with unlimited fascinating nooks and crannies to explore; The Delaware...what's it good for?), Velsignet's fly bridge was invaded by these sticky menacing biting insects that like the taste of human ankles.  Our flyswatters were constantly at work and once we were docked at Utsch's Marina (pronounced like "Dutchess" without the "D"), their remains were swept out of the fly bridge to be carried away with the wind!

We arrived at Cape May, New Jersey yesterday afternoon via the Cape May Canal off of the Delaware Bay.  This Canal was dug during WWII as a place to escape from German U-boats and to avoid rounding the exposed cape into Delaware Bay.  Cape May, noted for its large number of well-maintained Victorian houses (second largest collection in the country after San Francisco) is a designated national historic district.  Cape May is also recognized as the country's oldest seaside resort.  Besides that, Cape May has a very cute downtown shopping district, beautiful white sand beaches and lots of great restaurants.

Because of the winds, Velsignet will stay at Utsch's Marina until Sunday.  While a couple of Looper boats ("Stay Strong" and "Time to Breathe") will be heading towards Atlanta City, Velsignet is considering going "outside" on the Atlantic Ocean and making an overnight cruise directly towards New York City.

We rode our (new) bikes from the marina to downtown Cape May.  This is a bell from the USS May and is located on one end of Washington Street, Cape May's main shopping mall.

We rode our bikes to the Visitor's Center.  When we arrived, there was a ceremony in the works to commemorate the new city buses.

This is a better photo of the downtown shopping mall.  Cute stores!  Benches to sit on.  Lots of Ice Cream shops!

Another of Washington Street.  It was a cloudy, very windy day.  We expect this street is filled with people on the weekends.

Here's an example of one of the many Victorian homes in Cape May.  Many--like this one--serve as a bed and breakfast or condominium or hotel.

The details of these Victorian homes are unbelievable...and beautiful!

There were streets upon streets of Victorian homes.   Most had large, expansive porches and lawns with beautiful gardens.  These homes were on Beach Street, served as bed and breakfasts, and looked towards the beach and Atlantic Ocean.  Besides such homes, Cape May has many, many hotels.  It truly is a lovely resort town.

This is looking at the beach and ocean.

For dinner this evening, we enjoyed fresh seafood (Crabcake and Lobster entrees) at the "Ugly Mug" restaurant.  After dinner, we rode our bikes back to the marina in time for docktails with other Loopers and boaters.